Harold M. Shaw Movies

A poor young boy goes on a field trip and dreams of escaping to a land beyond the sunset.

Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.

Well-to-do Mr. and Mrs. Gilton live next door to a large family, the Biltons, that struggles to make ends meet. Despite their desire to be friendly,...

The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving...

Thrifty orphan Norah MacPherson meets wealthy young James Patterson, who gets her a job as a chorus girl. They fall in love. To put up a good front,...

Hardwell, a young engineer, running a new railroad through a tough western section, falls in love with Bonita, daughter of Jim Collins, a wealthy...

A Rajah dies saving a captain's wife when the plan to poison her husband goes wrong.

A man steals a huge diamond and sets off a chain of events that ends in tragedy for a Zulu prince.

This epic film was one of the first South African dramatic film productions. It tells the story of the Boers’ Great Trek at the end of the...

First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progress, and laughter and merriment on all sides. Suddenly the...

This western, with its simple story set in a gold mining camp, recycles many of the elements found in David Belasco's influential play, THE GIRL OF...

A graphic reproduction of Jules Verne's famous story under the above title. It deals with a secret mission in Russia

A slum orphan, injured by a lady's car, becomes a dancer and marries the lady's brother.

John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and...

A clerk on a bicycle tour saves a girl from eloping with a bully.

Sacked clerk inherits £3000 a year and struggles when thrust into high society.

Jack must prove himself before Beatrice's father will allow him to continue seeing his daughter.

This 20th-century retelling of the classic fairy tale keeps all the familiar elements — a selfish step-sister, a put-upon beauty, a Prince...

A miser is reformed by visions of past, present and future.

Early South African Film